FERNMOOR’S REPAIRS AT AUCKLAND

Grey River Argus, 19 October 1948, Page 8

FERNMOOR’S REPAIRS AT AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND, October 17. After four weeks of unceasing work in the confined space of the Fernmoor’s engine casing, the freighter’s engineroom department has handed over the chief responsibility for repairs ‘ to an Auckland marine engineering firm. Day and night the engineroom department and the donkeymen have provided a constant roster of workers who, m spite of the close heat, of the engineroom and the endless rolling and pitching of the ship, completely cleared all but the major obstruction. The Fernmoor was ploughing her way steadily towards Panama on the evening of September 17 when. at 7 n.m. some cylinder cooling water castings shattered and jammed between one of the heavy cranks and the engine casing, and broken parts flailed wildly about. The second engineer (Mr F. N. Hepton) quickly shut off the fuel and stopped the engines before the obstruction could jam them to a standstillThis action, said the chief engineer (Mr W. R>. Dale) saved the entire engines from serious damage.